Augiga The Charioteer

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revolves every 104 days. This star is also known as
Menkalina. The star name derives from the Arabic name Al
Mankib dhi'l Inan, "The Shoulder of the One Who Holds the
Reins," that is, "The Shoulder of the Charioteer." Several
open clusters are found in Auriga. Each contains about 100
stars and is about 2,700 light years away. The main part of
Auriga is a five-sided figure of first, second, third
magnitude stars. The Charioteer has two strange variable
stars. Epsilon is usually a third magnitude star, then once
every twenty-seven years it undergoes an eclipse, dimming by
almost a magnitude for nearly two years. The next scheduled
eclipse is in the late summer of 2010.
The Charioteer may be the legendary King Erichthonius
of Athens. He was the son of Hephaestus, the God of Fire,
which the Romans called Vulcan. Like his father Erichthonius
he was also crippled. Erichthonius was raised by Athene, the
patron goddess of Athens, and from her he learned how tame
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